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California Code, Probate Code - PROB § 4617

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) “Health care decision” means a decision made by a patient or the patient's agent, conservator, or surrogate, regarding the patient's health care, including the following:

(1) Selection and discharge of health care providers and institutions.

(2) Approval or disapproval of diagnostic tests, surgical procedures, and programs of medication, including mental health conditions.

(3) Directions to provide, withhold, or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration and all other forms of health care, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

(b) “Health care decision” does not include a decision made by a patient's agent, conservator, or surrogate to consent to treatments identified in Section 4652.

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